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There is growing interest in accelerated partial breast irradiation, which aims to decrease the volume of breast treated and increase the daily fraction size of radiation. Of the available technologies, only two provide partial breast irradiation in the operating room during surgery, namely use of a mobile linear accelerator (http://www.intraopmedical.com/) and the novel technique of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) using the INTRABEAM® system (Carl Zeiss Surgical, Oberkochen, Germany).
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Vaidya JS, Joseph DJ, Tobias JS, Bulsara M, Wenz F, Saunders C et al (2010) Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy versus whole breast radiotherapy for breast cancer (TARGIT-A trial): an international, prospective, randomised, non-inferiority phase 3 trial. Lancet 376:91–102
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Keshtgar, M., Wenz, F. (2014). Quality Assurance and Training of Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy: Establishment of the TARGIT Academy. In: Keshtgar, M., Pigott, K., Wenz, F. (eds) Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39821-6_19
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